OREGON
8
VOL. XVI.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1899.
NO. 40.
EVENTS OF THE DAI
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TKKSK TICKS FROM T1IK WIRES
Aa Interesting Collection of Itint Proa,
the Two lleuiUnhoree I"manta4
la m Condensed form.
Recent incendiary drua ia Pari r
attr,' btituil to aimrelilat,
The revolution in Venezuela under
Custro la gaining strength.
Director Meirhwu, nl the census, nil'
vlaee tttimutiruiuia to do some studying,
Cornelius Vundcihilt died suddenly
It hla liuiuu in Nuw York il iiuralyai.
Hush negroes of Jamaica have re
lapsed Into savagery and gnus upon till
warpath,
Tho great council of Improved Order
of Ued Mini opened in Washington with
1,000 delegates piesent,
Rome of Agulimldo's officers ire tired
of fighting for lint Filipinos' cuine auC
will seek capture by the Aiueiicai
foioee.
The yacht Nariio line arrived al
Jlnnolulii mi a trip nruiind the world.
Blie loll New York lour yean ago and
but made nearly 40,000 miles.
Oakland, Cul.i lux accepted tho offer
of Andiew Carnegie to give $50,000
for a publio library building, mol will
giirautce the nuceaiiaiy J,000 a year
for Hi itipport.
The Portland ehamliar of commerce
will tend Senutor Kiiinin to Wanliing
ton to posh recount linn In the matter
of embarkation ol troupe lor Ilia Phil
ippines from that Krt,
At Tuckahoe, N. Y. Terry MoGov.
em, an American puiiiliat whipped
l'udlar i'almei, an Engliali hataiu, in
the Aral round, and wina the title of
champion in thla claia.
Secretary Kay, of tlie Interetats com
roerce oommiaiiioii, who haa been In
Hawaii Investigating the labor situa
tion, aaya ho la of the opinion that the
aolution of the talMir problem theie ie
the employment of free white labor.
Extensive circulation haa been giver,
to a tumor In Nuw York that the Chi
cago A Alton, the lllinoia Central and
' the Union Pacific have filtered Into a
combination and would form a trunk
line from Chicago to tho Pacific coast.
Chairman Van Horn, of tlieCanaliaa
Paoifto, any the Canadian 1'aoillo ia
anxioua to establish a gioat ateamahip
line between Liverpool and Halifax to
take business away from New York
line, and ei pacta to receive a aubaldy
from the Canadian government.
An uiicensored dispatch trom Manila
via Hong Kong sara tliat Utia tried to
ahwlve Joe Wheeler, the veteran light
er, by lending him to an obscure poat
in the aouthom lalandi. General
Wheeler now declares that he will ap
ply for permission to return to thii
oountry unless their ia aome change in
the management of strain iu the Phil
ippines. Noithern railrondi are Involved In
rate war.
The tramport Senator, with 10 offl
nan and Alio reurulti has arrived anfuly
in Manila.
The steamer Homer has arrived In
Ban Francisco from Cape Nome with
$300,000 in gold duet.
Lieutenant Peary had It In feet froaen
Hniing hie northern trip, but now
walka without limping.
The banki of Guatemala City will
enae the exohaquer Ivy a loan to the gov
ernment ol 13,600,000.
The French mission at Tripoli, head
ed by Father Fonrenu and Major Laiuy,
haa been annihilated by tbe natives.
The town of Dyea, Alaaka, li to be
moved aoroai Lynn canal on acowi to
Skagway, to augment that growing
town.
Two firemen and a ohild were killed
by gal In a vault in Cincinnati. The
firemen loat their Uvea iu an effoit to
recover the child.
Captain Thomai Phelan, a orack
broadawordaman and piatol ahot ol
Kanaaa City, haa clu.llonn. Esteibuay
to fight him a duel.
Recent teata piaotically nssuro the
adoption of tbe Mauser revolver by the
United Hiatal government. It il being
used by the Uonnan cavnliy.
Captain Robert Noble ami Captain
Arthur O. Ducath, aidea on the atail
of Goneial Shifter, have been promuted
for bravery at San Juan hilt. ' '
Tlie people of Cape Nomo are to have
well-equipped refuge, whioh will be
formally opened on Thanksgiving day.
It will be the largest and linnet itruo
tore north of Sitka.
Tiie navy department hai assigned
Rear-Admiral Kargoliar to coiuuinnd
the North Atlantic squadurn in place
of Hear Admiral Sampson, who will
asaume command ol tlie Boston navy
yards.
The Now York World pnblinhei a
purported Interview with Admiral
Dewey In which theadmiial ii orediteJ
with soying that ho atill believe that
tlie Filipino! are raoia capable ol self
government than are tho Cubam.
William II. liodwell, a well-known
printer, el president of tho Interna
tional Typographical Union, died at
Whitehall. N. Y., aged 67 years.
An Imperial ukaso haa been Issued
establishing a lyatein of education frit
the children of the nohility In Russia,
largely at government expense.
Halvation Army folks are forblden
to use trumpet, drum or tumboi ino in
theatreeta of Philadelphia, and speech
v only la left to them iu their publio
Worship.
LATER NIW8.
Circle City, Alaaka, now haa a popu
lation ol but 100.
A big yield of wheat la reported In
the Walla Walla valley.
The Nevadaa, lowaa and Tennesseei
will soon be on their way home.
fill negroes were killed in a riot be
tween white and coloied miner at Car
teivillu, 111.
U. A. I'llUlmry, the great flouring
mill king ol Minnesota, li dead at hia
homo lu Minneapolli.
The Dreyfus meeting held in London
wai a spiritless affair, Inteieat in the
iihjuct leeini to be lagging.
The plant of the Anieilcan Fisheries
Company, Promised Land, L. I., wai
destroyed by lire: Ion, $600,000.
The British admiralty has prepared
a war riiap of 8t. John's. N. F., as a
pielliniiiary to fortifying the town.
An adobe house, live mile from
Mora, N. M., collapsed and killed Man
uel Cordova, hia wife and lis children.
The memory of the martyred presi
dent, Jamei A. Marlleld, srai honored
in Han Francisco with a parade and
exercises at Gulden Uato Park.
The Hungarian novelial, Mauris
Jokai, now in hla 76th ear, was mar
tied at Vienna to the Hungarian act
real, Aiabella Groasnagv, a girl of 18.
Tom Iteed hai published his farewell
to hla frlendi of the first Maine die
triot. lie lava publio office ia man's
opportunity, not a ribbon to slick in
the coat.
The reply of the Transvaal li very
unaaliafaetuiy to the British, and Mr.
Chamheilain declares it will compel
the imperial government to ooniidur
the situation afresh.'
A Manila dispatch layi the or nisei
Charleston bomarded the fort at Subig
hay. Little or no injuiy wai done.
Tlie Monterey and Concord were lent
to oontlnue the bomardment.
A Washington dispatch lava the Tar
tar recently delayed in the Orient, wai
not overcrowded, that she had 186 less
than her capacity, and that the tiouble
wai entirely due to grumbling.
One of the moat remarkable religious
Institutions In the oountiy, the Monas
tery and College of the Holy Land, wai
dedicated with imposing ceremonies by
the prominent Catholic clergy of this
countiy at Washington.
Leadera ol the different railroad em
ployee organixatiom are discussing
plana with a view to establishing em
ployes' grocery atorea at tbe diviaion
point! ol tlie various lines. II lucceaa
lul in this line other department! will
he taken up.
Admiral Howell will luoceed Far
qohar ai commandant at Norfolk navy
yard.
A new cabinet hai been formed In
Veneiuela, with Senor Caloano at the
head, with the foreign portfolio.
John King and hla witft an aged
couple, were killed by their drink
craaed eon at Southbridge, Maaa.
The mill situation at Fall River,
Mass., has been greatly simplified, as a
combination of stock il likely toon to
be effected.
Bourke Cochran has advised . Piesl
dent McKiuley to tender lill good
offlcei in the lettlemont 'ol the Tram
vual muddle.
Hairy Metxter, IS yeare old, wai
wnihed trom a laft bye passing itoam
er and diowned in the Willamette at
Portland, Or.
The mammoth new Oceanic, the big
Rest vessel in the world, arrived in
New York, six dayi and two noun
from England.
Mew York and Boston capitalists
will foim a livestock combination with
a capital ol $30,000,000 to control the
oaltlo business.
Attorney-General Blackburn has de
clded that a game warden cannot grant
permits to bunt game out ol leuson for
cioutiflo purposes.
Tlie Earl of Yarmouth, who has been
ipendiiig the summer at an Atlantio
lesort will go on the atage. Charles
Fiohroan has engaged him.
The troops quartered at the Presidio
in Han Francisco now number nearly
13,000. This number Include! 6,000
returned trom the islands and awaiting
muster out. .
Kmlle Zoia hai published a protest
against the Rennei' veidict, in which
he shows conclusively the weakness of
the prosccution'l case before tbe eyei
of the world.
The commissioner! of Clallam coun
ty, Wellington, have appealed to the
aeoretaiy of the Interior to modify tlie
bonndarica ol the Olympio reaeive.
Four bundled and fifty thousand acres
of agricultural lund li included in the
reserve
The Filipinos have made their reply
to our offer of autonomy. The docu
ment repeat! aigumonti contained in
a recent appeal to the poweri for recog
nition. It further layi that the raee
prejudice of the Ameiicani il to blame
for the hostilities.
The Civic Federation conference on
the uses and abuses ol trust! and com
bination! opened in Chicago with
representative men from nearly every
atato in the Union In attendance.
Governor Tauner and Mayor Harriion
each delivered an address r.f welcome.
Glusgow number! among iti popula
tion a man who ii makinu a manuscript
oopy ol the Bible, i fie expect to flu
iah It in two years.
Wilbur F. and John Stiles are twlm
living In Wiuhlta, Kan. They look so
much alike that only intimate friendi
can tell them apait.
Near a certain quarry In Italy li a
town the Inhabitant! of which pay no
rent or taxea. They are quairy em
ployei, who have dug dwelling! in the
face of a iteep rock.
EMBARK IT PORTLAND
Thlrty.fifth Will Leave Frorr;
Oregon Metropolis.
BOOT OVERUULES URN. SIIAFTEB
II Finds Th.r in Mo Obstaeles I.
the War or Troopships Coining
Up tho Columbia.
Washington, dept. 16. Secretary
Root emphatically overruled General
Shatter today, lu determining that tbe
Thiity-fifth should embark for Manila
at Portland, unless there was unsur
mountuble obstacles. Tbese he coul I
not find in the reports from Shof tor am!
the quartermasters.
The pleas about length of time ari&
Impossibility of lending ships wer
considered by the secretary a Inade
quate. Two tranKrt ships can In
sent op the"1 Columbia, and he law nc
reason why they should not mil from
Portland direct for Manila. As the
ships could not return to the Uuitoi'
States In time to carry other troops to
Manila, the delay, even if It was all
the opposition olaimed. was unimpor
tant, in the opinion nl the secretary.
The transport! will be fitted out at
San Francisco with everything except
what the regiment carries. When tht
troops come to Portltiud, they will be
allowed to parado in tho city before
they emhaik. This will be determine,
by the commanding officer.
Tlie secretary folt that all Porthm I
and Oregon had done for tbe oountry,
entitled them to favorable considera
tion of the request for the embarkation
of troops at the Oregon mutiooolii.
Representative Tongue has tele
graphed Secretary Root saying the Ore
gon, chartered by the government
could be used lor the transportation of
trnope. The department says the Ore
gon hai not heun chattered,
McGraw and Parry tried to get Seat
tle made a poit of embarkation foi
troopi, but were told at tlie wai de
partment that a lew more "animah
wight be ihipped from the Bound, but
no more troops.
THEY WANT PROTECTION.
Katlvos Praylnc for tho Arrival or thi
Americana.
Walhingtnn, Sept. 16. Mail advicoi
received at the war department from
Manila itate that the native! of tin
Island of Samar are praying for tht
speedy arrival of the Americans and
will welcome the hoisting of tli
American ting, ft is said that, as a
result of the forcible collection Ol taxe
by tiie emissaries of the insurgents,
who take all they have got, tho uativea
are in a state of semi-starvation. They
have no faith in the Tagali, and they
earnestly desire American protection.
An insurgent leader. General Lux
ban, has bolted to Japan, tnking with
him $3,600 collected by him for the
Insurgents.
The agents of the insurgent! endeav
or to force the natives to join theii
forces, which they 'will not do. Tht
condition of the island, it ia asserted,
ia rapidly appioaching riot and an
archy, as the heavy and continued drag
upon tiie natives in the foim of tribute
exasperate! them, and they, as the let
ter says, threaten despeiate disturbance
if it continue!.
Antl-HUslonary Klola In China.
San Franoisro, Sept. 16. A special
from Tacoma iu;i: Telegraphic ad
vices have been reoeived at Shanghai
announcing that several British mis
lionarloi have been driven out of the
ol'.v of PaottRau, situated 160 miles
across the border in Audone province.
Thibet.
Over 8,000 Lamaa resido there, the
majority of whom joined the anti-for.
eign demonstration and drove the mis
lonariei out. The latter included Mr.
and Mia. Shield! and Mrs. Maobeth.
For leveral weoka previoui to the final
liot the missionaries were compelled
to stay in doors. Detail! are not known
further than that the mission waa de
stroyed and tbe missionaries barely
escaped by journeying secretly at
night.
Near fchang and Chun King an anti
Catholic uprising haa been caused by
kidnaping of children by wandering
gypsies. A number of native Catholics
have been killed.
Vaaosnalit Itavolutlna Bird Ing.
New York, Sept. 16. Newa ol tin
progress ol tbe Venecuelun revolution
haa been reoeived by a prominent
South American, by mail, in thii oity,
from the vice-military committee in
oiiarge of the affaire of the rebels.
This committee ii located now on one
ol the West Indian inlands, and con
lists of five generals.
In his letter, which is dated Septem
ber S, the writer says that the revolu
tion is ptogressing inpidly, and 1ml
spread to all parts ol the reptibllo.
The letter further statei that in Coro,
the whole 'state la in armi, and that
General Castro with an army ol 6,000
men, left Valera on Anguat 19, and on
August 20 annihilated the government
forces at Caroca under Torrel. It ii
reported, aooording to the wtitor, that
Castro pursued the government troops
to Barquieitueto ami oupturcd that
town.
Through UUiiikI bwmp Canal.
Chicago, Sept. 16. A speoial from
Norfolk, Va., lays the torpedo boat
Talbot will shortly be given a spin
through the recently opened Dismal
iwamp canal, which will form an Im
portant link in the system of inland
water wayi that in time of war are
expected to afford lafe passage lor tor
pedo boats and other small craft unable
to cope with a hostile fleet. On thii
trip the Talbot'a newly Installed petro
leum fuel furnace will he giveu
test.
THE TARTAR CLEARED.
Hong Kong- ntliorltlrs Granted Papors
to tho Transport. ;
Washington, Sept. 16. The war de
partment received a dispatch today con
taining the information that clearance
papers have been allowed the transport
Taitur at Hong Kong. It ii expected
that she will proceed to tbe United
States at once.
The Information came trom Colonel
Metoalf, commanding the Twentieth
Kansas and troops aboard the tram
port. It ii supposed clearance paper!
were allowed upon the luiigestion of
the British foreign office to the British
governor at Hong Kong that it would
be unwise to interfere with American
transport!.
Another diipatch from Colonel Met
flail, in reply to one sent yesterday,
statei that the Tartar wai not over
crowded, and that the food waiai good
ii on other transports leaving Manila.
He laid the trouble arose among the
discharged regular soldiers who were
returning home on board the ship.
PEARY'S WORK.
I!. L. Hrldgetnoa Bailouts Be Will
Kuan tho Polo.
New York, Sept. 16. H. L. Bridge
man, who commanded the Peary Arctic
expedition of 1889, arrived in Brooklyn
today. The Diana, the ship whioh
conveyed the members of tho expedi
tion into northern seas, reached Syd
ney, C. B., Tuesday. Members of the
Princeton loientiflc party remained in
Sydney to superintend the shipping of
their collections made during the two
months' ornise. , Ol Peary'i work, Mr.
Biidgeman aayi:
"Peary'i reaulti in the first rear of
the four alloted to bis greateit Arctic
work fully reward expectations and
justify confidence. What be has al
ready aohieved removes his undertak
ing from tbe realm of doubt to reason
ably certain success."
Mr. Bridgeman believes that Peary
will accomplish hia purpose and reach
the pole before hia four yean are up.
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Verdict of Cnnrt-Martlal In the Caaa si
Two Manila Inrantrrnien.
Manila. Sept. 13. via Hong Kong,
Sept. 16. The local papen assert that
Corporal Dumhoffer and Private Co
nine, of company B, Sixteenth infan
try, have been sentenced to death by
court-martial, and tbat private Mo
Bennett has been condemned to 20
years' imprisonment for having crim
inally assaulted native women in Ma
nila a month ago. The crimes, it is
said, greatly aroused tbe natives
The papers assert also that General
Otis has recommended tbat President
McKiuley approve the sentence, and
that he desires a pulhio execution ol
the men sentenced to death, as a warn
ing against a repetition of the dime.
GUNBOAT ATTACKED.
admiral Watson Koporta a Sharp En
gagaiuellt In Masbatm.
Washington, Sept. 16. The follow
ing dispatch hai been reoeived at tbe
navy department:
"Manila, Sept. 16. Secretary of the
Nvay, Washington: Davidson, com
manding the Paragua, reports a sharp
engagement at Malemao. The vessel
was struck many times by rifle shots,
but there were no casualties. The Para
gua silenced the insurgents' fire in 30
minutes. Tlie range waa 400 to 900
yards. The oocaaion wai tbe capture
of a Filipino schooner, which Davidson
destroyed. WATSON."
Malemao is in the island of Masbata,
south of Luzon, and north of tbe Vi
sayaa. PARDON FOR DREYFUS.
ttnmor That tho French Cabinet Bat
Agreed Upon It.
Paris, Sept. 16. The Matin this
morning asserts that the cabinet haa
agreed to pardon Dreyfus and that the
decree will be signed September 19.
Many ol the provincial paper! pub
lish articles insisting on the granting
of a pardon. The Figaro says that
many officer! of the army are asking
tbat Dreyfui be pardoned.
Conntesa Prokeschosteln, president
of the Austrian Red Cross Society, baa
written a letter of condolence to
Madame Dreyfus.
Kruger's Ileply.
Pretoria, Sept, 16. The. discussion
of the first draft of the reply to the
British note ended this evening. Presi
dent Kruger having left at 4 o'clock
and not having returned. It ia under
stood the government will draw up the
final reply in its final form tomorrow
and submit the same to the volksraad.
The reply will be in terms strongly in
fluenced by the Orango Free State, and
among other features the maintenance
of the convention of 1884 will be
atorngly asserted. -
The 'situation thii evening ii not
romidered so favorable ai it waa dar
ing the forenoon.
Negro Lynched In Georgia.
Macon. Ga., Sept. 16. A speoial
from Tifton, Ga., to the Telegraph
says; A negro was arrested at Tyty
this morning and positively identified
as one ol the two negroes who assaulted
Miss Johnson at that place last Tues
day. Two hundred men, heavily
armed, assembled at Tyty.
People passing on a train at 8 o'clock
this morning saw a negro suspended
SO font iu the air from a telegraph pole.
Search for the othet negro continues.
National Export Exposition.
Philadelphia, Sept. 16. With cere
monies unattended by ostentation, the
National Export Exposition was for
mally opened at noon today. Distin
guished visitors from all section! ol
the country were in attendance, Includ
ing representatives of the diplomatic
corps, officers of the army and navy,
cientlats and business and professional
men. The dedicatory ceremonies were
held in the immense auditorium, which
wai orowded.
COLD UNDER THE SEA
Wardner Says Cape Nome
Deposit Extends There.
EXAMINATION I'EOVES THEORY
Opens Cp Oreat Possibilities In Alaske
MlDlDg-fllgrloie From Deadly
Edmonton Trait.
8eattle, Sept. 18, J. F. Wardner,
the well-known mining man, who bai
juit returned from Cape Nome, ad
vances the novel theory that the gold
deposits extend miles out to sea. In
support of the theoiy, he lays that two
miner! placed a caisson 120 feet from
low tide. Tbe dirt which was taken
out ran 16 to 60 cent! per shovelful.
Similar experimenti were tried at a
further distance from tide mark, witfc
better results.
Deadly Edmontoa Trail.
Wrangel, Alaska, Sept. 13, via Seat
tle, Sept. 18. The Stickeen river
steamer Strathcona arrived today with
67 lorvivon of tbe Eilmonton trail.
The majority of them are without
means. They will be shipped to Pnget
sound at the expeme of the United
Statei government About 60 of them
will go to Seattle tomorrow on the
iteamer Al-KI. Many are inffering
from the effecti ol iburvy. Their
Itoriel of hardship and suffering .en
dured in their 18 months on the trail
are in a similar strain to those which
have preceded them''. No new fatali
ties are reported. It is thought that
at least 75 prospectors are still on tbi
trail. They will have to come down
the Stickeen in small boats, as the
low itage ol water will pievent the
Strathcona from making another trip
thii year. On her last tup she war
hung op on a sand bar five days, 8(
miles above Wrangel.
3, J. Bill In Spnkaue.
Spokane, Sept. 18. President Hill
and a party of Great Northern officials
and guests arrived here this evening
on a special train. Mr. Hill announced
hie purpoie of beginning at once per
manent improvements in Spokane in
volving an expenditure of from $600,
000 to $1,000,000. He also itated tbat
he will return here Tuesday and dis
cuss with business men and mineown
ers the matter ol smelting here the ores
of tbe surrounding country from Baker
City, on the line of the O. R. & N., to
British Columbia on the north. The
party will leave in tbe morning for
Puget sound.
Philippine ConiiiilMlouore to Iteturn.
Manila, Sept. 16. Colonel Charles
Denby and Profeesoi Dan Woroester,
members of the Philippine commission,
have received instructions from Presi
dent McKinley asking them to return
as soon ai possible. They will em
bark on the steamer India, which sails
from Hong Kong September 26. It
is not known whether the clerical force
will return with them or remain here.
The commissioners had just removed
into new offices and expected to apend
some montbi working on the establish
ment of municipal governments'.
Tbe Nevada cavalry was nnable to
lail on the Newport. They will take
the next available transport
Can Not Tell Who Be It.
Seattle, Sept. 18. Among the many
unfortunate prospectors that have re
turned from Alaska this season is an
old man who cannot tell who be Is, oi
where he came from. There ia a clot
of blood in hia brain which baa oaused
a paralysis of speech, due to typhoid
fever. The only wordi he can utter
are an indistinct yes and no. By the
aid of a map it was learned that be
came trom Cambridge, Mass. A man
who accompanied him from Dawson
says his name is something like
"Fisk." Efforts aro being made to
establish tbe man's identity. Hi!
limbs are also paralyzed.
Opening or the Oregon State Fair.
Balero, Or., Sept. 18. Without cer
emony the Oregon itate fair of 1899
wai formerly opened to the publio this
evening. Fully 500 people were in at
tendance, a large arowd for opening
night, and passed tlie time very pleas
antly in Inspecting the many fine pavil
ion exhibits, in listening to instru
mental music by Parsons' orchestra,
an outdoor illustrated lecture on the
war in the Philippines by Edward
Shields, a recitation by Miss Helen
Lamar, and vocal selection! by Charles
H. Whiting.
Bnngllng ExeouMon of n Negro.
Mobile, Ala., Sept. 18. Henry
Gardner, a negro, aged 18, wai hanged
in the jailyard here today for assault
ing a white girl under 10 years of age,
last June. When the trap fell the
noose had not been properly lastened
and the negro fell heavily to the
ground. He was assisted to the scaf
fold, suffering great pain, aud the trap
iprung the lecond time, successfully.
Barrlenne In Newroundland.
St. John'i, N. F., Sept. 18 A violent
huri'cane swept this section of New
foundland last night. Four fishing
boats were driven off the St. John's
coast, and three men and a woman
were drowned.
Killed Her Children and Herielf.
Soot la, Neb., Sept. 18. Asa result
of domestic difficulties, Mis. Earne
Phillips forced her two children, aged
1 and 3 years, to take carbolic add,
and then iwallowed a dose of the poison
herself. The husband found all three
lying upon the floor dead when he re
turned from the field where be had
been at work. '
Eastern capitalists are to establish a
atructuial steel plant at Menominee,
Mloh., which will employ 6,000 hands.
LIBERAL OFFER TO AGUINALDO
Remarkable Terms Which the Chief of
. the Tagala Refused.
New York, Sept. 18. A special to
the World from Ithaca, N. V., lays:
Your correspondent ia able to aay on
authority that the Schurman peace
commission offered every inducement
abort of absolute self-government to
Aguinaldo and bis followers. Agui
naldo waa promiied ai the price for the
restoration of peace in the Tagal tribe
a bonus of more than $5,000 a year
while the Tagala remained peaoefnl.
He was told that be could cboose men
from hii own tribe for the minor mu
nicipal offices. The commission wont
so far as to promise Aguinaldo the
mbial support of tbe United States gov
ernment, if such were needed, to make
his leadership of the Tagals thoroughly
secure.
With all these inducements, tempt
ing as they must have been, Aguinal
do, ai the recognized head ol the insur
gent movement, declined to yield. He
insisted upon immediate soil-govern-nient,
and as his insistence was so firm
as to make an agreement impossible,
tbe American coram isaioneri ceased ri"
gotiatiom.
President Schurman wes frank
telling your correspondent a day or t
ago that be favored giving to tho various
tribes the largest possible measure of
home rule at the earliest moment He
thought the several tribes could admin
ister their local affairs, elect their
municipal officers, establish courts and
penal institutions, etc., but did not
believe ii possible to allow the natives
to paiticipate in tbe general govern
ment. "How could they govern the islands,
in view of the betroiiity a;.'l multi
plicity of tho tribes?' he added.
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MUST RECKON WITH SIBERIA.
American Whaatgrowers to Bave Com
petition Prom New Quarter.
New York, Sept. 18. A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
American farmers are to have competi
tion from a new quarter in tho wheat
market of the world. Consul Mona
ghan, of Chemnitz, in a report to tbe
state department, gives interesting de
tails of the agricultural possibilities of
Asialis Russia. Mr. Monaghan says
that this vast territory is destined to
be one of the world's richest and most
productive places. It is partionlarly
well adapted to tbe growing of wheat
and other oereals, and sinoe the build
ing of the trans-Siberian road, wheat
from thii region hai already found iti
way to the European market.
At present the resources of this re
gion are undeveloped, and must remain
so for some years, as the population is
as yet greatly scattered, being less than
one inhabitant to each square mile.
Immigration from Europe to Russia il
letting in however, and 4,000 persons
entered the region last year.
Hawaiian Capital!. I Oat and Injured.
San Francisco, Sept. 18. R. B.
Banning, a Hawaiian captialiat, ar
rived from Honolulu on the ateamahip
Australia last Tuesday and registered
at the Occidental. Among his effecti
waa a valise containing between $30,
000 and $50,000 in bank notei, bonds
and sugar stocks, together with a num
ber of other valuable documents. A
tew hours after bis arrival be missed
the valise.
An investigation haa been made and
it ii thought it ii on its way back to
Honolulu.
The Preeldent's Trip.
Washington, Sept. 18. Only Seore
taries Gage and Root, Postmaster-General
Smith and Attorney-General
Griggs were present at today's cabinet
meeting. The president announced
that he had intended to extend hii
Chicago trip to Minneapolli and St
Paul.
A variety of inbjecti vere dis
cussed, but final action was not taken,
except in the case of Cuban money or
ders to tbe United States, the rate of
which will be raised from SO cents per
$100 to 60 cents.
Wrecked and Burned.
Atohison, Kan., Sept 18. Missouri
Paoiflo freight No. 124 was wreaked at
4:80 this afternoor; midway between
St Paul, Neb., and Julian station,
near Nebraska City. Three of the
crew were instantly killed, and their
bodies ciemated.
The killed are: Engineer Tom Gil
lam, Fireman T. M. Ruse, drakeman
W. H. Foster, all single and residents
of Atchison.
Drank Wood Alcohol.
Vallejo, Cal., Sept. 18. Michael
Owens and Richard Conroy, marines
of the cruiser Philadelphia, have died
from the effects of drinking wood
alcohol Both men enlisted at Mate
island. Owens, who was formerly a
member of the Sixteenth infantry,
served tbrongh the Cuban campaign
and came here from Samoa on tlie
Badger. He was a native of Philadel
phia. '
"Devil Am." Batfleld Captured.
Willlamston. W. Va., Sept. 18.
Sheriff Henderson, of Logan cftunty,
and a posse of 16 today went to the
Hatfield fort, in thu mountains 80
miles from here, and without blood
shed captured "Devil Anse" Hatfield,
his son Bob, and John Dingess, a rela
tive of the Hatflelda by mairiage. The
prisoneis will be taken to Pike county
and tried on charges of murder grow
ing out of the Hatlield-McCoy feud.
For High war Robbery.
Pulaski, Va., Sept. 18. Noah Fin
ley, a negro, was hanged here today.
His crime was highway robbery and at
tempted murder, and bis execution was
tbe only instance in late years in
whioh the extreme penalty has been
imposed in Virginia for this offense.
Seattle, Sept. 18. Alfred Ray, repre
senting a Philadelphia syndicate, is
hipping men and material to Alaska
for the construction of the second rail
road iu that territory. -
NEGROES SHOT DOWN
Bloody Riot at Brush Mines,
Carterville, 11L
OPENED FIRE ON TIIE WHITES
(tulmlnatlou of Long-Standing Trouble)
Between Union and Non
Union Miners.
Carterville, III., Sept. 19. Carter
villa was the scene of a .bloody riot be
tween white and negro minen today.
Six negroes were killed, and one other
mortally wounded. Company O,
Fourth regiment, ". Illinois National
Guard, an ived here late this evening,
and will endeavor to preserve order.
Forty miners from the Herrin mines
loft that place for this city this even
ing, armed with Krag-Jorgensen rifles
deteimined to assist the white miners,
should their services be require.
Trouble has been brewing ever since
the militia waa recalled by Governor
Tanner last Monday, since which time
the white miners have refused to allow
the negro miners to come into town.
Today 13 negroes marched into tho
town and opened fire on a crowd of
whites. The whites returned the fire .
promptly, and a rbnning fight ensued. .
The negroes, closely followed by the
wih tea, scattered, some running op tho
main street, the remainder starting
down the railroad traok. Here the
worst execution was done. After the
fight was over, fonr dead bodies were '
picked up, and another man was found
mortally wounded. They were taken :
to the city hall, where the wounded
man was given medical treatment, and
an inquest was held over the dead ones.
Later, near the Brush mines, in anoth
er part of the city, two other dead bod
ies were found.
The killed are: Rev. O. T. J. Floyd,
Fluse Bradley, John Black, Henry
Brannnm. Two unidentified.
Mortally wonnded: Sim Cummings.
The mayor has taken every precaa
tion to pievent further trouble, and
none will occur on less the negroes
make an attack.
Spnerintendent Donnelly, of tho
Brush mines, where tbe negroes reside,
repoils that the negroes are worked np
into a fienzy, and, while he ia doing
all in his power to hold them in
check, he is afraid he oannot do so
much longer, and that unless the mili
tia appears shortly furtliei trouble may
be looked for.
Trouble has existed here, off and on,
for over a rear, tut no fatalities oc
curred until June 30, when a passen
ger train on the Illinois Central rail
road was fired into and one negro wo
man killed. These negroes - wero on
their way to the mines, having come
from Pana. A abort time afterward
pituhed battle ensued between the
union and nonunion forces during,
which time the dwellings occupied by '
the union negroes- were burned. Sev
eral arrests were made, aud the parties
are in jail at Marion on the charge of
murder, awaiting trial.
ON THE BRINK OF WAR.
Reply of Transvaal Tory Uunattefaetory
Boere Mean to right.
London, Sept. 19. Tlie reply of tho
Transvaal to Mr. Chamberlain's latest
note is said to cover nine pages. It is
eminently of the "negative and incon
clusive" character, which Mr. Cham
berlain deolared would compel tbe im
perial government to consider the situ
ation afresh. It practically repudiates
suzerainty, reverta to the seven-year
franchise, and declines to give equality
to the Dutch and English languages ia
the volksraad. In short, it is politely
negative and defiant. The full text
may not be available for a day or two,
but it will not change the aspeot of
affairs. The cabinet will probably
meet on Wednesday -or Thursday to
consider tbe next step.
It is supposed that the next more
contemplated by the Transvaal is an
appeal to the powers, begging them to
recommend arbitration on the lines of
the conference at The Hague.
Bas McKinley Intervened -
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily Mail says:
"Afrikander bund circlei profess to
have information that President Mo
Kinley has intervened between Great
Britain and the TransvaaL
Condemned to Death.'
Washington. Sept. 19. The secre
tary of war, in response to numerous
requests, cabled General Otis regarding
the two men of the Sixteenth infantry
who, according to the press dispatches,
had been condemned to death in the
Philippines for assaulting native wo
men. A reply received tonight said
there was a third soldier now about to
be tried in connection with the same
case, and that when the court-martial
was concluded the papers would be
forwarded to the department. The two
men sentenced are Corporal Damphoffer
and Private Conine. The name of the
third soldier involved haa not yet been
mada publio. The sentences will, not '
be executed until the wir department
shall have reviewed the oases. The
papers cannot reach Washington in less
than 80 days.
Reform In Baeeball.
Chicago, Sept. 19. A new baseball
league, whose oircuit will include cities ,
in both the National and Western
Leagues, and whioh will be known as
the American Association of Baseball
Clubs, was formed today at a meeting
here of baseball men and lovers of the
national game. The circuit as decided
on will include St. Louis, Milwaukee,
Detroit, Chicago, Baltimoie, New
York, Philadelphia ami Washington.
A. C. Anson waa offeied tbe the presi
dency, hut refused to accept at present.